JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AND PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
April 23, 2007
7:00 P.M.
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND PAGERS,
SO AS TO NOT DISTURB THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
BOARD/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING.
*ATTENTION SPEAKERS: If you wish to address the City Council,
please complete a speaker’s card (next to agendas)
and give it to the Council Assistant (seated to the left
of the City Council). By submitting the speaker’s card,
the Mayor will recognize you at the appropriate time. In
order to afford all members of the public the opportunity
to address the City Council, each speaker will be provided
3 minutes.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Barbara Pierce,
Mayor
4. INVOCATION – Pastor Jeff Henderson, Believers
in Christ Church of God
5. SPECIAL ORDERS:
Proclamation – National Historic Preservation Month
6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR - CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY BOARD
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine
by the City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing
Authority be enacted by one motion and one vote. The Consent
Calendar category is limited to 15 minutes of comment to
be allocated as determined by the Mayor/Chair. If you wish
to speak to items on the Consent Calendar, please complete
a speaker's card and give it to the Council Assistant.
MOTION: waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the
ordinances by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances,
and approve other items.
Recommendation:
1. By motion, approve Oakwood Homes Subdivision and accept the dedication of
a Public Service Easement.
2. By motion, approve and authorize execution of a Subdivision Agreement with
Oakwood Drive RWC, LLC.
Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement between the
City of Redwood City and Nextel of California
Staff Contact: James Stoney, Sergeant, Redwood City
Police Department 780-7152 jstoney@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve by motion, the Police Chief’s recommendation to enter into the
Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement with Nextel of California, Inc.
Consultant agreement for closed-circuit television
(CCTV) inspection services for the annual Sewer Replacement
Program
Staff Contact: Jimmy Tan, P.E., Associate Engineer
780-7397 jtan@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
By motion, approve the agreement with Pacific Liners of Vacaville, California
to provide CCTV inspection services for the annual Sewer Replacement Project
in an amount not to exceed $68,880 and authorize the City Manager to execute
same.
Agreement for Professional Services with
The Covello Group, Inc. (Covello) to provide Construction
Management Services for the Redwood City Recycled Water
Project – Phase I – Seaport Distribution
System – Bid Package 5 (BP 5)
Recommendation:
By motion, approve the proposed agreement with The Covello Group, Inc. of Walnut
Creek, California, to provide construction management services for the Redwood
City Recycled Water Project – Phase I – Seaport Distribution
System – Bid Package 5 for a time and materials cost not to exceed
$345,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute the same.
Recommendation:
By Motion, approve the Contract Documents, waive minor irregularities in the
bids, and award the contract for the Wayfinding Signage Program to the lowest
responsible bidder, Fluoresco Lighting & Sign Maintenance, of Tucson,
Arizona, for their bid of $209,977.79.
ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE IX OF CHAPTER
2 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE “ADMINISTRATION” AND
ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 25 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL
CODE “PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS”
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING ARTICLE 60, ZONING
MAP 22
OF ORDINANCE NO. 1130, THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING ORDINANCE,
AS AMENDED, TO REZONE PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE
REDWOOD CITY DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN AREA, AS FURTHER
DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, FROM THE EXISTING ZONING
DISTRICTS TO THE PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADOPTING THE REDWOOD CITY DOWNTOWN
PRECISE PLAN AND THE MODERATE INTENSITY ALTERNATIVE
AS THE MOST APPROPRIATE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DEVELOPMENT
LIMITATION FOR THE DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN (First Reading – March
12, 2007)
Amendment to Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code regulating
Advertising and Signs - The public hearing was closed
at the March 26, 2007 City Council Meeting.
Recommendation:
Continue the discussion from the March 26th City Council discussion to:
1. By Motion: Make the following findings:
• The 1999 inventory of non-conforming signs in Redwood City has been updated
and is confirmed as adequate and complete for sign amortization purposes.
• The proposed amendments conform to the California Environmental Quality
Act.
• The amended ordinance will make Redwood City’s sign ordinance consistent
with current law related to signage;
2. Rescind the existing sign ordinance (Chapter
3, Articles II “Signs” and III “Motor
Vehicle Fuel Price Signs,” of the Municipal
Code); and
3. Introduce the proposed new sign ordinance (Chapter
3, Articles II “Signs” and III “Signs
on Public Property,” of the Municipal Code)
(Attachment 1).
ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE ONE, TWO AND THREE OF
CHAPTER 3 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE ADVERTISING
AND SIGNS AND SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AND PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
April 23, 2007
7:00 P.M.
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND PAGERS,
SO AS TO NOT DISTURB THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
BOARD/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING.
*ATTENTION SPEAKERS: If you wish to address the City Council,
please complete a speaker’s card (next to agendas)
and give it to the Council Assistant (seated to the left
of the City Council). By submitting the speaker’s card,
the Mayor will recognize you at the appropriate time. In
order to afford all members of the public the opportunity
to address the City Council, each speaker will be provided
3 minutes.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Barbara Pierce,
Mayor
4. INVOCATION – Pastor Jeff Henderson, Believers
in Christ Church of God
5. SPECIAL ORDERS:
Proclamation – National Historic Preservation Month
6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR - CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY BOARD
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine
by the City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing
Authority be enacted by one motion and one vote. The Consent
Calendar category is limited to 15 minutes of comment to
be allocated as determined by the Mayor/Chair. If you wish
to speak to items on the Consent Calendar, please complete
a speaker's card and give it to the Council Assistant.
MOTION: waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the
ordinances by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances,
and approve other items.
Recommendation:
1. By motion, approve Oakwood Homes Subdivision and accept the dedication of
a Public Service Easement.
2. By motion, approve and authorize execution of a Subdivision Agreement with
Oakwood Drive RWC, LLC.
Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement between the
City of Redwood City and Nextel of California
Staff Contact: James Stoney, Sergeant, Redwood City
Police Department 780-7152 jstoney@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve by motion, the Police Chief’s recommendation to enter into the
Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement with Nextel of California, Inc.
Consultant agreement for closed-circuit television
(CCTV) inspection services for the annual Sewer Replacement
Program
Staff Contact: Jimmy Tan, P.E., Associate Engineer
780-7397 jtan@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
By motion, approve the agreement with Pacific Liners of Vacaville, California
to provide CCTV inspection services for the annual Sewer Replacement Project
in an amount not to exceed $68,880 and authorize the City Manager to execute
same.
Agreement for Professional Services with
The Covello Group, Inc. (Covello) to provide Construction
Management Services for the Redwood City Recycled Water
Project – Phase I – Seaport Distribution
System – Bid Package 5 (BP 5)
Recommendation:
By motion, approve the proposed agreement with The Covello Group, Inc. of Walnut
Creek, California, to provide construction management services for the Redwood
City Recycled Water Project – Phase I – Seaport Distribution
System – Bid Package 5 for a time and materials cost not to exceed
$345,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute the same.
Recommendation:
By Motion, approve the Contract Documents, waive minor irregularities in the
bids, and award the contract for the Wayfinding Signage Program to the lowest
responsible bidder, Fluoresco Lighting & Sign Maintenance, of Tucson,
Arizona, for their bid of $209,977.79.
ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE IX OF CHAPTER
2 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE “ADMINISTRATION” AND
ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 25 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL
CODE “PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS”
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING ARTICLE 60, ZONING
MAP 22
OF ORDINANCE NO. 1130, THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING ORDINANCE,
AS AMENDED, TO REZONE PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE
REDWOOD CITY DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN AREA, AS FURTHER
DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, FROM THE EXISTING ZONING
DISTRICTS TO THE PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADOPTING THE REDWOOD CITY DOWNTOWN
PRECISE PLAN AND THE MODERATE INTENSITY ALTERNATIVE
AS THE MOST APPROPRIATE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DEVELOPMENT
LIMITATION FOR THE DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN (First Reading – March
12, 2007)
Amendment to Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code regulating
Advertising and Signs - The public hearing was closed
at the March 26, 2007 City Council Meeting.
Recommendation:
Continue the discussion from the March 26th City Council discussion to:
1. By Motion: Make the following findings:
• The 1999 inventory of non-conforming signs in Redwood City has been updated
and is confirmed as adequate and complete for sign amortization purposes.
• The proposed amendments conform to the California Environmental Quality
Act.
• The amended ordinance will make Redwood City’s sign ordinance consistent
with current law related to signage;
2. Rescind the existing sign ordinance (Chapter
3, Articles II “Signs” and III “Motor
Vehicle Fuel Price Signs,” of the Municipal
Code); and
3. Introduce the proposed new sign ordinance (Chapter
3, Articles II “Signs” and III “Signs
on Public Property,” of the Municipal Code)
(Attachment 1).
ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE ONE, TWO AND THREE OF
CHAPTER 3 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE ADVERTISING
AND SIGNS AND SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
Recommendation:
1. Direct the Mayor to sign the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement (i.e.
Cool Cities Campaign); and
2. Provide direction to staff on whether Council would like to be presented
with
budget options for addressing the issue of climate protection (i.e. different potential levels of activity).
Recommendation:
Continue to support City Staff’s efforts to prepare the Redwood City
Community for response to and recovery from a natural or man made disaster.
Approval by the City Council of the City
of Redwood City and the City of Redwood City Public
Financing
Authority Board of Directors of bond financing documents
in connection with the issuance of City of Redwood
City Public Financing Authority (the “PFA”)
Water Revenue Bonds. CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING
AUTHORITY
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance
and Financial Planning 780-7072 bponty@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
In connection with the sale of not more than $15.5 million PFA water revenue
bonds to finance water recycling project expenditures and encumbrances projected
to be made over the next 18 months, adopt a resolution approving, in substantially
final form:
• An Installment Purchase Contract (City and
PFA);
• An indenture of Trust (PFA);
• A Continuing Disclosure Agreement with the trustee for the 2007 Bonds
(City);
• A Preliminary Official Statement and its distribution (City and PFA);
• An Official Notice of Sale (City and PFA); and,
authorizing all actions specified in the resolution
in connection with the issuance of the Water Revenue
Bonds.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY PUBLIC
FINANCING AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT
TO EXCEED $15,500,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF WATER REVENUE
BONDS SERIES 2007A, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING EXDCUTION
OF AN INDENTURE OF TRUST AND AN INSTALLMENT PURCHASE
CONTRACT, AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BONDS PURSUANT
TO A NOTICE OF SALE, APPROVING AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT
AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD
CITY AUTHORIZING PROCEEDINGS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING
TO THE FINANCING OF CERTAIN WATER FACILITIES, APPROVING
ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS BY THE CITY OF REDWOOD
CITY PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, APPROVING AN OFFICIAL
STATEMENT AND AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL ACTIONS
Recommendation:
By motion, approve the entering into a contract with Redflex Traffic Systems
for the installation and implementation of an automated red-light photo enforcement
system.
Legislation (information only) - This sub-section
involves possible discussion of City Position on Proposed
Legislation described in the League of California Cities
Priority Focus Bulletin No. 14-2007. Council may direct
staff to act on positions taken by Council. (Copies
of League of California Cities Priority Focus available
in City Clerk’s Department).
11. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION TO ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION AND
THEN UNTIL THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 7, 2007
ALTERNATE AGENDA FORMATS: In accordance with AB 3035, the City Council will
provide materials in appropriate alternative formats, or disability-related
accommodation. Please send a written request to Patricia S. Howe, City Clerk,
at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 or e-mail address phowe@redwoodcity.org,
including your name, address, phone number and brief description of the requested
materials and preferred alternative format or auxiliary aid or service at
least seven calendar days before the meeting.
